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The Beyond the Arc Podcast is a weekly podcast co-hosted by Kevin Lipe of the Memphis Flyer's Beyond the Arc blog and Phil Naessens of The Phil Naessens Show. We talk mostly about the Memphis Grizzlies but also about the NBA at large.

Is JaMychal Green the key to the offseason, or is it what they do with the veterans? Can they replace Zach and Tony? Should they?

The launch of the Memphis Hustle D-League team

Why it’s worth watching the draft even though the Grizzlies don’t have a pick

The whole Lonzo/LaVar Ball… thing.

how Zach Randolph should’ve been 6th Man of the Year

The NBA Finals so far, and how boring it’s been to watch blowouts.

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What was the internal estimate of Parsons’ health before the signing? How much of Parsons’ PR thing is his fault?

What Vince Carter told Chandler Parsons about his rehab process

Who’s the most disliked player in the history of the Grizzlies?

The Porzingis/Gasol trade rumor, which just makes Phil sad about the Knicks

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Can they afford to buy out Chandler Parsons, and what would that get them?

Is it time to move on from Zach Randolph and Tony Allen?

Can the Grizzlies build around Mike Conley for the next 3–4 years?

The young guys: DD, Harrison, Baldwin, Selden, Daniels—how will they know what they have unless these guys get minutes?

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The best part of the season for Phil: the two 6-game win streaks, and Vince Carter’s season.

The playoffs were Mike Conley’s national coming out party.

The worst part of the season for Phil: Lackadaisical Marc Gasol, and also losing to the Spurs because of lackadaisical Marc Gasol.

What to make of Gasol playing Eurobasket again

The worst part of the season for Kevin: Chandler Parsons’ 20-minute rehab starts.

Will Parsons ever play in a Grizzlies uniform?

A shoutout to Vince Carter’s age-defying 40th year.

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What is the Grizzlies’ counter to San Antonio’s disruption of their offense?

Should the Spurs’ pressure be affecting Conley as much as it is?

What adjustment can be made for Game 2? Does the roster limit what Fizdale can do?

A brief look at the West’s other series

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Phil won some money off of Wade Baldwin’s crazy last-second shot against the Knicks.

The Grizzlies are about to make their seventh straight postseason appearance.

We detour into gushing over how good young Arvydas Sabonis was…

A breakdown of the Grizzlies’ first-round matchup against the Spurs

The Gasol brothers’ three-point shooting

Is this season a disappointment, or not? Is there a path for the Grizzlies to get to the Finals?

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The difference in Good Gasol and Bad Gasol and why they show up when they do

Whether the mileage on Marc Gasol is finally starting to get to him

What rock band would the Grizzlies be?

The sacrifices the Grizzlies will have to make to keep JaMychal Green

How many more years can Vince Carter play?

What’s the Grizzlies’ plan for the future?

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Zach Randolph’s candidacy for Sixth Man of the Year, and who some of the challengers might be.

How can the Grizzlies win four straight games right after losing five straight? How much of that is tied to Marc Gasol’s engagement level?

Is Chandler Parsons ever going to play again?

The effect of Gasol’s three-point shooting on the Grizzlies

Bench numbers after the All-Star Break, and a requiem for Toney Douglas

A preview of the weekend’s Griz/Warriors matchup.

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How much better does it make the Grizzlies (this season, anyway) not to have Parsons taking up 20 minutes of rotation time?

Vince Carter’s incredible night in a big win over the Milwaukee Bucks

Are the Grizzlies the West’s Atlanta Hawks? Are the fans OK with that?

Is Mike Conley mediocre? (Spoiler: no)

With the Grizzlies rest Gasol on one of the East road games this week?

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What happened to the Grizzlies against Dallas and Houston? What is it about athletic centers and bad help defense?

Should the Grizzlies really have done nothing at the trade deadline?

A preview of this week: Brooklyn, the Clippers, and Atlanta

Why can’t James Ennis get back into the rotation?

Everyone finally agrees: Chandler Parsons should have shut it down for the year a couple of weeks ago.

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The Kings traded DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans, which means Boogie and Anthony Davis are both on a team in the Southwest Division.

We grade the Grizzlies at the All-Star Break, including what we think of:

Griz Twitter

The Grizzlies front office

David Fizdale

Brandan Wright (hint: it’s an incomplete)

JaMychal Green

James Ennis

The Grizzlies as a team

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Heading into the All Star break, are the Grizzlies overperforming or underperforming our preseason expectations? Can they do both?

The Grizzlies’ big win over the Spurs and not-a-big-deal loss to the Golden State Warriors.

How consistently good the Grizzlies’ broadcast crews are on both TV and radio.

Phil thinks the Grizzlies will end up with the 5th seed; Kevin says 5th or 6th.

What would a Grizzlies/Jazz playoff series look like?

Zach Randolph’s great year coming off the bench, and what it says about David Fizdale as a coach.

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With the Grizzlies’ bad loss to the Rockets, is it time to start worrying?

The Wizards game, and how real is a “schedule loss,” anyway?

Bigger All-Star starting snub: Marc Gasol or Russell Westbrook?

The week coming up: Toronto is banged up, the Blazers aren’t as good as we thought, and Utah plays tough and slow just like the Grizzlies.

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Who’s going to make the Finals? A look at potential playoff battles at the halfway point of the season.

Relationships between players and media, and being in the locker room.

More talk about the playoffs and what “if healthy” means.

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The Warriors game! In which the Grizzlies pulled off a miraculous comeback against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena.

Are the Warriors in trouble, or did the Grizzlies just catch them on a bad night? How much better is the Grizzlies’ bench?

The controversy over bringing Z-Bo off the bench.

Why is Chandler Parsons not “Memphis” enough?

How much of a healthy Parsons will the Grizzlies see this year? 75%? 85%?

Which Grizzlies should be All Stars?

Mark Jackson called out the way ESPN promotes the Warriors. Was he right? (Yes.)

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Should the NBA shorten the schedule to eliminate back-to-backs? (Yes.)

Phil thinks the NBA should institute a disabled list or injured reserve, and he's right.

The Grizzlies are playing the Celtics Tuesday and the Pistons Wednesday.

Will Gasol go back to playing deferentially now that so many guys are returning from injury?

Mike D'Antoni, James Harden, and the Houston Rockets are coming to town on Friday for the first time.

What Christmas gifts would Kevin and Phil give the Grizzlies?

The Beyond the Arc podcast is available on iTunes, so you can subscribe there! It'd be great if you could rate and review the show while you're there. You can also find and listen to the show on Stitcher and on PlayerFM.

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